This is not an in-depth look at all of the research on the brain (such a resource would fill stacks of books). Instead, the goal of this brain tour is to familiarize you with major brain structures and their functions. The cerebral cortex is the part of the brain that functions to make human beings unique.
Advice. As your child gets older, advice for the next year can be good to write in his birthday card. Don't give him a lecture, but rather something that is positive, encouraging or inspiring.
Printable Version. 1  Recognize that your child is an individual. 2  Talk to your child about a variety of things. 3  Encourage your child to talk with you -- to share ideas, to ask questions.  Listen to your 1  child. Help your child find relationships between ideas -- similarities, opposites, sequence, cause, examples,  etc.